I used Johnson’s for a while and it works great. Then I found Renaissance wax. It is easier to apply and last longer. I would be interested to see what bluing would do to a table saw top, just don’t want to be the one who tries it on my table saw.

Based on some rifles that I have bought, bluing would be too prone to rust and expecially wear and scratching to be worthwhile. Indeed, there are better waxes out there, but I am just old school and have a couple cans of Johnsons.

woodymays,The actual process of blueing metal parts in gunsmithing is a rusting processing. The top would have to be vattted, and I don’t know many gunsmiths with a vat large enough to handle a table saw top. After heating the salts for bluing and submersion for a while the metal is then run through a neutralizing bath and then oiled. I really don’t think blueing a table saw top is the way to go.

When I was a sprout (HS) I worked in a gunshop. My job was to go around at the end of the day and wipe the exposed metal down of all of the firearms in the shop. Several hundred. Oil/residue from Fingerprints would corrode the steel barrels. And bluing is not very tough. So you’d probably have to wipe your table saw down after each use.